n 1: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to
its length or width: "the tenuity of a hair"; "the
thinness of a rope" [syn: thinness, slenderness]
[ant: thickness]
2: the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet
sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: feebleness]
3: a rarified quality: "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
[syn: rarity, low density]